I tried to do my trip to Lithuania in a day, but the drives and the caves and skiing took too much time to really do it, so I opted for a 24 hour trip instead. I need a place to stay for the night, and the Vilnius Grand Resort seemed to fit the bill: affordable price (100€) per night, not too far from the airport, had a spa, and most importantly, the spa was open late into the night so I wouldn't miss when coming back from my tour.
The hotel itself is nice, but somewhat basic/dated. Where they excel is that they have not just a spa but two of them. The Aqua pool area includes a sauna and a pool, and is open for both adults and children. The entrance is included in many of the hotel room packages, my room for instance was around 80€ and included this. The area is nice, but can be crowded. There's a main pool, a jacuzzi, and a children's pool.
The Vitality SPA area is for adults only and is extremely nice, certainly a luxury spa. Access to this spa cost an additional 19€ over my room cost, so around 100€ altogether, both spas and breakfast included alongside a big hotel room. You can enter the spa also as a non-staying guest.
On the Vitality SPA side there's three saunas: a Finnish sauna, a relaxation (milder) sauna, and a steam sauna. All look great. There's a main pool (with some water jets), an enclosed round pool area with water showers, lights and sound show, and a jacuzzi, and outdoor jacuzzi and access to the grassy areas outside. The lights and sounds and showers show was quite spectacular, demonstrating a thunder storm. Bright flashing lights, color lights, varying levels of rain from drops to torrential downpour. Maybe I would have preferred something slightly more relaxing but it was certainly memorable!
More information here. The coordinates are N 54.828133 E 25.130802.
Vitality SPA pools:
Aqua pools:
Hotel outside:
Hotel inside:
This article has also been published at Planetswimmer.com here. Read the full series of sauna and swimming stories from planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool, or all blog articles from Blogspot. Photos and text (c) 2026 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved. The indoor spa photos in this article is from the resort's spa home page; all rights reserved by them.








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